A break in the drought
A quick break in the posting drought…
I’ve fallen woefully behind in my reporting on the materials that I’ve received by being a delegate to the upcoming LCMS national convention. I apologize to any/all who have missed my commentary.
Frankly, I’ve gotten a bit beaten down & discouraged by the barrage of materials, particularly those coming from the left (i.e., TBNJFPAC). I can sort of accept their blatant politicking when it’s issues-based. I don’t agree with their take on the issues, or with their recommendations for voting, but good on them for being organized enough to get their message out in such an organized way to take advantage of our synodical polity. What I don’t like is the ugly turn that several TBNJFPAC newsletters have taken in specifically running down good, faithful men & organizations by name. Talk up your own side. Let the reader read between the lines (without telling them to do so!). But there’s no need to go negative & explicit against the other side..
Rev. Paul Beisel has written two good postings dealing with his thoughts & feelings on being a delegate. His words & thoughts echo my own, and he expresses them better than I might. So I’ll just direct you to post#1 & post#2…
I’m still watching realitytv. So You Think You Can Dance is, I think, both my favorite AND the best realitytv show out there. American Idol’s younger sibling has better contestants, better judges, a better host, and a much better format than does the 800lb AI behemoth. It is, for me, clearly superior on every level. Last Comic Standing is ok, and it looks to be better than last summer’s installment. America’s Got Talent is a train wreck that I just cannot turn my eyes from, despite the fact that it’s a chore to watch, and that I feel vaguely ashamed after I’ve watched it.
After some time to process it, I think that the final episode of The Sopranos was actually pretty good, and did the job that it was supposed to do. As long as Tony is dead, that is. If there ends up being a movie at some point, and that Tony is alive… well, then, I will have to go on record as stating that the finale sucked, and that David Chase was/is/will be a sell-out hack.
The MacBook Pro is running great, and is just a treat to use, and the family is adjusting nicely to the iMac. Apple is cool. Read FSJ.
I’m still fully in the throes of blog software angst. Wordpress just released another upgrade made mandatory by a security flaw bust. I’m bored with Wordpress even as I’m seduced by all of the things that it can easily do (either stock or via it’s easy to use plugins & theme designs). Plus, I’ve been using it for almost 4 years, so I pretty much “get” how it works. But it just doesn’t “grab” me anymore. That it’s a largely subjective thing (with some objective stuff like security & “under-the-hood” design thrown in), I’m more than willing to admit. Even so, I’m still feeling compelled to seek out an alternative. I just don’t yet know what it could/should/might be…
Plus, there’s also work/resume stuff going on, and I’m just not going to get into that in any type of detail. Suffice it to say that it’s adding to the volatile mix that’s swirling in my mind.
Enough.
That’s the current status.
If you have any questions that you care to ask, please do so. I’ll most likely answer them…
-ghp
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